Pictures of the day: 30 November 2012

Dawn breaks over phosphorescent blue waves on Stanwell Park beach, south of Sydney, after algae, noctiluca scintillans, forced swimmers and surfers out of the water at Sydney's Bondi and a number of neighbouring beaches. Beaches around southeastern Australia's coastline reopened after a red algal bloom forced them to close to the public.Picture: Matt Smith/vieu.com.au/AFP/Getty Images